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#1
Marketplace / Re: RETRO GAMES FAIR - 2nd FEB Leeds
February 15, 2020, 18:02:06 PM
Quote from: zapiy on January 22, 2019, 13:26:48 PM
Good luck with the event bud, we need something like this in the midlands.

forgot to post in here last year as we do a Retro Games Fair in Nottingham now too :-)  Next one is on 25th April at the Britannia Hotel
#2
Marketplace / RETRO GAMES FAIR - 2nd FEB Leeds
January 20, 2019, 13:28:33 PM
The Retro Games Fair is back!





There will be 1000s of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, modified consoles, arcades and much much more all for sale


No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay! Here you can see the condition in person before you buy!


Whether you are a big collector or just getting into old gaming there will be plenty of common titles and rarities on offer on all formats from all ages.


Pay on the door and you can come and go as many times as you want in the day too.


As well as the stalls there will be retro games to play too in our gaming room :-)


THE DATE
Saturday 2nd Feb 2019


OPENING TIMES
10am-4pm


THE VENUE
Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Sq, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6ET (2 min walk from the train station)


ADMISSION
£2 per adult, Under 16s - 50p, Under 6 - Free


Find out more information on the links below:


Check out the Website for the full list of sellers:
http://retrogamesfair.com/


Join our facebook page for more information on this and other events
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLtd and check out our other events coming up too!
#3



The Geekiest sales fair returns in time for XMAS! 

With over 40 sellers of the best of: Retro Video Games, Consoles, vintage toys, action figures, Star Wars, He Man, Comics, graphic novels, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, original artwork, t-shirts, modern pop culture and much more on sale there is something for everybody!


This is the perfect event to get those great additions to your collection, buy back your childhood, discover new things, start a new collection and pick up some great Xmas presents!

The Sentinel Squad UK return as well - so you can meet all your favourite characters from the Star Wars Universe, get your photos taken and help raise money for their chosen charity!

The Venue
The Marriott Hotel - Trevelyan Square - Boar Lane - Leeds - LS1 6ET

The Date
Saturday 8th December 2018 - 10am to 3pm

Admission
£2 per adult
Under 16s 50p
Under 6 Free


Check out the Website for the full list of sellers:
http://collectorabilia.com/

Join our facebook page for more information on this and other events
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLtd and check out our other events coming up too!

Tell us you are coming on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/248856192372899/ and keeping checking on there for updates on the event!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents
Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/Retro_Events

So come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff for the collection and some ace Xmas pressies too!!
#4
Retro News & Chat / Re: Collectorabilia - 29 Sep LEEDS
September 21, 2018, 12:48:07 PM
Not long left until the Collectorabilia now - Here is the list and locations of all of the sellers for the event!

Sat 29th September - 10-4 - Leeds Marriott Hotel   

Hope to see you there

#5
Retro News & Chat / Collectorabilia - 29 Sep LEEDS
August 16, 2018, 13:49:55 PM



The Geekiest sales fair returns!  With over 35 sellers of the best of: Retro Video Games, Consoles, vintage toys, action figures, Star Wars, He Man, Comics, graphic novels, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, original artwork, t-shirts and much more on sale there is something for every collector!


This is the perfect event to get those great additions to your collection, buy back your childhood, discover new things or start a new collection.

As well as the stalls there will be some classic video games to play also in our gaming room.


The Venue
The Marriott Hotel - Trevelyan Square - Boar Lane - Leeds - LS1 6ET

The Date
Saturday 29th September 2018 - 10am to 4pm

Admission
£2 per adultUnder 6 Free
Under 16s 50p
Under 6 Free


Check out the Website
http://collectorabilia.com/

Join our facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLtd and check out our other events coming up too!

Tell us you are coming on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/127201714796590/ and keeping checking on there for updates on the event!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents


All attendees can get 20% off their meal at MEATliquor restaurant when they show their hand stamp, it is a 3 min walk from the venue and we also have a retro gaming venue in there for people to play classics on too with a beer :-)


Come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff for the collection too!!
#6
Check out a video of the gaming space here:

https://www.facebook.com/leedslivenews/videos/1727883057303568/
#7
PRESS START GAMING ZONE has arrived into Leeds City Centre!

Brought to you by Retro Events Ltd who have spent years creating events to cater for gamers and collectors, it was decided that now is the perfect time to have a dedicated base where gamers can hang out and play some classic games.

Relive those times from years ago by playing some of the best video games created such as Super Mario Bros, Sonic the Hedgehog, Goldeneye, Street Fighter 2, MarioKart and a choice of hundreds of other games in our dedicated video gaming zone!

There are 15 machines set up in the Gaming Zone currently covering formats such as Nes, Snes, N64, Gamecube, Megadrive, Saturn, Dreamcast, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS1, PS2, PS3 as well as a selection of bartop arcade machines!

We hold regular gaming challenges, tournaments and special events so there is always something new to find and the space is also available for private hire too, perfect for any gaming themed party, staff night out or team building day. 

Access to all this gaming goodness costs just £3 per person per hour, £5 for two hours or £10 for an all day pass and is located in MEATliquor, Trinity Centre, Bank Street, Leeds, LS1 5AT.  The opening hours are Fri, Sat & Sun 12 till 10pm.

So come down and enjoy Leeds newest video game hangout space.

More information can be found on our websites:

www.press-start.co.uk
or on social media @pressstartleeds (facebook, twitter and instagram)



#8
The SUPER Retro Games Fair is back for its biggest event yet!



This is the biggest video game sales event in West Yorkshire with over 130 tables of gaming goodies and over 65 sellers with 1000s of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, modified consoles, bartop arcades and much much more all for sale

No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay!  Here you can see the condition in person before you buy!

Whether you are a big collector or just getting into old gaming there will be plenty of common titles and rarities on offer on all formats from all ages.

Pay on the door and you can come and go as many times as you want in the day too.

There will be retro games to play, tournaments to enter a bar and cafe too!


THE DATE
Saturday 23rd June 2018

OPENING TIMES
11am-4pm

THE VENUE
Leeds University Union, Refectory, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ

ADMISSION
£2 per adult, Under 16s - 50p, Under 6 - Free

Find out more information on the links below:


RETRO EVENTS WEBSITE

RETRO GAMES FAIR WEBSITE

RETRO EVENTS FACEBOOK PAGE

Let us know you are coming on the official Facebook EVENT PAGE

Follow us on TWITTER

Check out the PHOTOS from a previous event
#9
Quote from: TrekMD on March 30, 2018, 15:04:37 PM
Gotta love how they made that using Legos!

cheers :-)  i usually do a pac man maze for these, thought id do something different for this event
#10
sellers map for the collectorabilia - Sat 7th April - Leeds University - 11am - 5pm - also plenty of other attractions too!

#11
The COLLECTORABILIA returns for our biggest ever event!!

The geekiest and most diverse sales fair around is taking over the huge Refectory venue at Leeds University - giving you the chance to get some amazing one of a kind items from yesteryear and also the collectables of today!

There will be a huge range of retro games, consoles, toys, action figures, comics, graphic novels, art, craft, Lego, bartop arcades, modern collectables, funko pops, t-shirts, wrestling merchandise, Pokemon, Transformers, japanese imports and much much more!! The bigger venue means more sellers, more items to buy and more deals to be done!

Whether you collect old school Star Wars, 80's/90's memorabilia or modern pop culture there is something for everyone - big kids and little kids alike!

The Sentinel Squad UK are also making a comeback, so join in with Darth Vader and the gang to help raise money for charity and get your photos taken with them.

The Collectorabilia is a cosplay and family friendly event. There will also be classic video games to play and also a Pokemon Trading Card Game area and tournaments to enter!

Access to all this goodness is:

DATE:
Sat 7th April 2018

VENUE:
The Refectory, Leeds University Union, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ

TIMES:
11am-5pm

Adults - £2
Under 16's - 50p
Under 6 - FREE

Payment on the door


Let us know if you are coming here: https://www.facebook.com/events/147137062578965/
Website: www.collectorabilia.com



#12
Retro News & Chat / Retro Games Fair - 27th Jan LEEDS
October 05, 2017, 12:07:45 PM
The Retro Games Fair is back!



If you love retro gaming, playing and collecting then this is the event for you. A wide range of sellers covering every videogame and home computer format since the beginning of video gaming. Nintendo, Sega, Atari, Sinclair, Amstrad, Sony, Microsoft, Commodore, SNK and much much more.

1000's of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, bartop arcades, artwork, plushies and much much more all for sale at the Retro Games Fair!

No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay! Here you can see the condition in person before you buy from some of the biggest and best sellers in the country.

Our sellers range from professional traders to private collectors reducing their collections so there is a guaranteed range of prices and items for sale.

Whether you are a big collector or just getting into retro gaming there will be plenty of common titles and rarities on offer on all formats from all ages. The perfect event to build up a great gaming collection.

As well as the stalls there will also be a room to play on some old arcade cabinets provided by the amazing guys from Arcade Club!

Our amazing Prize Draw will return for the chance to win something pretty special too!

Pay on the door and you can come and go as many times as you want in the day.



THE DATE
Saturday 27th Jan 2018

OPENING TIMES
11am-5pm

THE VENUE
Marriott Hotel, Boar Lane Leeds, LS1 6ET

ADMISSION
£2 per adult, Under 16s - 50p, Under 6 - Free

Find out more information on the links below:


RETRO GAMES FAIR WEBSITE

RETRO EVENTS FACEBOOK PAGE

Let us know you are coming on the official Facebook EVENT PAGE

Follow us on TWITTER

Check out the PHOTOS from previous events
#13



Over 30 sellers of the best of: Retro Video Games, Consoles, vintage toys, action figures, Star Wars, He Man, Comics, graphic novels, Lego, Geek Culture, Pixel Bead Art, Funko Pops, original artwork, t-shirts and much more......

The Sentinel Squad UK are returning too, so you can get your photos with your favourite Star Wars characters and help raise money for charity too!

The Yorkshire Cosplayers Heroes and Villains will be there all day so you can get your photos with your favourite characters :-)

Perfect place to get those great additions to your collection, buy back your childhood, discover new things or start a new collection.

The Venue
The Marriott Hotel - Trevelyan Square - Boar Lane - Leeds - LS1 6ET

The Date
Saturday 2nd September 2017 - 10am to 5pm

Admission
£2 per adult, Under 16s 50p & Under 6 Free


Check out the Website
http://collectorabilia.com/

Join our facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/RetroEventsLtd and check out our other events coming up too!

Tell us you are coming on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/299913083791095/ and keeping checking on there for updates on the event!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetEvents


Come along and join in the fun and get some great stuff for the collection too!!
#14
now over 60 sellers signed up for the event!  600 space car park on the venue - gaming zone to play, tournaments to enter, win a nintendo switch - this will be our biggest one to date!

List of sellers and locations listed below
#15
The SUPER Retro Games Fair is back for our biggest event yet!



This is the biggest video game sales event in West Yorkshire with over 130 tables of gaming goodies and over 50 sellers with 1000s of retro games, consoles, computers, artwork, imports, accessories, toys, modified consoles, bartop arcades and much much more all for sale

No need to get up early for the car boot or wait for the postman from ebay! Here you can see the condition in person before you buy!

Whether you are a big collector or just getting into old gaming there will be plenty of common titles and rarities on offer on all formats from all ages.

Pay on the door and you can come and go as many times as you want in the day too.

There will be retro games to play, tournaments to enter, bar and cafe too!


THE DATE
Saturday 24th June 2017

OPENING TIMES
11am-5pm

THE VENUE
Leeds University Union, Lifton Place, Leeds, LS2 9JZ

ADMISSION
£2 per adult, Under 16s - 50p, Under 6 - Free

Find out more information on the links below:


RETRO EVENTS WEBSITE

RETRO GAMES FAIR WEBSITE

RETRO EVENTS FACEBOOK PAGE

Let us know you are coming on the official Facebook EVENT PAGE

Follow us on TWITTER

Check out the PHOTOS from a previous event